Season One of Gomer Pyle, USMC available on DVD

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057752/

http://www.amazon.com/Gomer-Pyle-U-S-M-C-Complete-Season/dp/B000HWZ4J8

Episode descriptions:

http://www.tv.com/gomer-pyle-u.s.m.c./show/1455/episode_guide.html

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Who is a better DI?

Sergeant Carter

or Sergant Hartman?

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[Gay State Conservative]

I'm sure there are some real softies serving as DIs in the USMC but my Army DIs in the 60's were more like Hartman than Carter.

[Clemenza]

Did they include the episode where Private Pyle shoots the Sergeant in the latrine, and then proceeds to off himself?

[Clemenza]

PRIVATE PYLE! WHAT IS YOUR MAJOR MALFUNCTION!!!

[weegee]

How about the shelved "Reunion" special where Gomer ran for President after protesting the war, saying "Reporting for DU-ty!"

[Clemenza]

How about the shelved "Reunion" special where Gomer ran for President after protesting the war, saying "Reporting for DU-ty!"

Unfortunately, that episode was Swift Boated, but I understand they will be showing the "Very Special" episode where Gomer finally marries the love of his life:

[NCC-1701]

"Were you about to call me an a--hole"???

[ErnBatavia]

As coincidence would have it, Jack Webb in "The D.I." was the 'Movie of the Week' on television during my very first leave after USMC Boot Camp in 1966; it ran daily for the whole week...he did a decent job, but he was too soft compared to those A-holes I'd just dealt with.

At the time, I was very pleased to hear that a buddy from the same training platoon had seen Sergeant Landers' body in a ditch in Vietnam some months later. That was one guy (head DI) who knew the true definition of sadism.

(A couple of years ago, I Googleized the Vietnam Wall and found out that Landers hadn't been offed after all - so no need for me to feel guilty after all)

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You might like this.

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Marines and Rangers did not always get along well on weekend passes.

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Well, I imagine they got along just fine with the girls!

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Well gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolly!!!!

[Hacksaw]

As coincidence would have it, Jack Webb in "The D.I." was the 'Movie of the Week' on television during my very first leave after USMC Boot Camp in 1966; it ran daily for the whole week...he did a decent job, but he was too soft compared to those A-holes I'd just dealt with.

LOL - we had several people in my BCT platoon who were told by some of the sergeants "as soon as you see me, start pushin'! ". They said this was to save themselves the time to tell them to drop because they screwed up so often.

It got funny after a while. "You can see me, Private Smith!" They also had "special" exercises, like the "double sand bag mule kick".

Unfortunately, from what I have read, Army basic has become kinder and gentler. It was nothing but PC stupidity to have coed basic training. Kudos to the Marines for resisting this.

[BallyBill]

Was that the "Rock/Pyle wedding?

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Shaazzaaam!

[3catsanadog]

What did Rock Hudson say to his one and only bride on their wedding night?

"Roll over and take it like a man."